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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was responding to your assertion about EVs not being much better than ICEs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did not make any prior assertions. The post above was my first comment here.

To clarify, when you say ICE you are talking about trains, right? As in intercity express. And when you say EV you mean an electric car, correct?

I don't understand why you argue that cars are more efficient than trains in this aspect. My argument is that since both machines use electric motors the motor efficiency can be nearly equal. Other factors probably favor a train more than a car if anything.

I don't make a claim, but assume that even diesel locomotives might be a better choice than cars using only renewable energy, since the latter are idle most of the time, take up a lot of space, and require a lot of resources both in the car itself and in infrastructure. Surely something worht looking into.